Process Of Raising A Child

The day on which the moment dawned was out of the blue and unexpected. One would look back to that time and recall the terrifying exhilaration fluttering about in the chest. Back then, it seemed like wishful thinking that one was filled with butterflies rather than the incessant need to take something out. It was hard to muse about the simplicity of nervousness when one was drowning in feelings of insecurity and of trepidation, but larger still, the anticipation that something incredible was about to occur and by the hands of someone least expected. When the moment reaches its climax, the spell falls away, leaving behind something precious in one’s hands. It is an ugly and coarse little thing, as to be expected, but at the same time it is, perhaps, the most beautiful thing one has ever laid eyes on. There is a connection that goes unseen, …show more content…
And as one’s pen lays the final letter across the paper, an idea has been born. Not a child, but a story. Despite the vast difference in levels of physical pain and in terms of consciousness, the process that one goes through to raise a child and write a story are shockingly similar, requiring a step-by-step process of nurturing, molding, and accepting. Writing a story requires the same level of diligence as raising a child. Any seasoned parent can say raising a child requires a nurturing attitude and the same can be said of writing a story. It is quite a feat to look into the glossy eyes of a child that seems to feel that the world has been taken away from them – rounded cheeks streaked with salty tears, their usually-soft mouths contorted around a heart-constricting wail – and be able to turn away. When babies are first born, most of their relatives,